A good day to be alive my friend.

Each day is a opportunity to do something good.

  A good day to be alive my friend
                                 

                          (Can you Move? Can you Think? Do you have
                            the ability to do more? Life pleasures can't 
                            be reached locks up in sad and disappointing
                            lives. Get up. Reach out. No pity for those
                            swimming in self-pity.
                                 Too many years in the Army.
       Coyote)



Cornerstone of a good life are the kindness and love given and received.


Kind ancestors left us with gifts of love.
Needed to be passed on to our children.


Disappointment can barricade our mind and hearts.
We must breach the walls of disappointment.
Learn to celebrate being alive.


Correspond with your friends and family.
Tell them you miss and love them.


Remember lost friends.
Raised yourself up and fight the good fight.
Can't swim in self-pity.


Don't forfeit your dreams for someone else.


There are consequences for every action good or bad.


Aspire to touch the stars.
To dance on a lonely beach with a lover.
Sit at a park and watch your children play.


Thank the Spirit of life and death for one more day to be alive.

                   Coyote
                  12 Sept 1990





                     A prayer for the Water, Sky and the green Earth.


Thank you Spirit of life and death for this beautiful day.


Thank you for the Water, Sky and the Green Earth.


Teach me wisdom.
Kindness.
How to be humble.


Allow me to walk with my Brothers and Sisters in peace.


Allow us  to see a man or woman by the his deeds not the color of their skin.
Allow religion to be their personal choice.


Life is a road of a thousand decisions and journeys.
Please protect me on the road of life.


I pray the Spirit of life and death to forgive me for foolish
words said and deeds done.


Please give me strength and wisdom to do the right things.


Thank you for the sweet water that flow through my body and
keep my body and spirit clean.


Thank you for the blue sky and air that allowed me to walk
upon the Earth.


Thank you Green Earth.
Gifts of food to give me strength.


Thank you Spirit of Life and Death for one more day to be 
with my family and friends.



                     Coyote
                     1990




 

Reviews

[nono]

Hm, I guess it is! I wasn't even born when this was written :D haha! I like it though. I think it's amazing how you still have something from those years. All I have is a blanky my mom's best friend made for me! This poem is amazing, and as always your able to express it in such manners I don't think I ever could. Nice job!

[Linear]

Enjoyed, i believe there is one way and only one way, for our petitions or prayers to be answered, but thats another story.
There is much to admire in your words, i will be back

[YYPSNicoletse]

Good poem!

[Sam Freeland]

All the blessings that we seek...everything about life that is grand... thankful
for all we received...you said it all for us to ponder and be glad...a poem for
us to enjoy...thank you...sam

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

wisdom in beautiful array~

[KL]

An accumulation of lessons learned, wise words, and revelations, each one as true as the last.

[Neisha Ann]

This poem shall be engraved in my heart. This is something to read daily. Something that I would love to carry with me as I move through the day. To help me remember that despite all of the bad things that may come about in a day, there are still so many things to be thankful for. It's an awesome guide.

[china]

Great job on this poem Coyote. Yes, it' is a great day to be alive! We have to be thankful for everything we have in life. Whether it's good or bad, I'm grateful for everything. Excellent write.

[Mark]

thanks, this one gives me a good feeling

[Flo]

The first piece of poetry I read when I came back to this site, reminds me of all the good people who write so well, including you, Great job!
-Flo

[Star Wolf]

A very serious and important write, we ought to live more in today because tomorrows might not come. Your words here are something that I think will always be true. Awesome job.